2015 Chevrolet Equinox consumer reviews

I bought my Equinox new off the lot in 2015 to be my winter driving car. I’ve had it for 10 years, and have driven it 60 miles round-trip in some of the worst winter weather in the lower 48 states. The Equinox held the road well on ice, in slush, and in deep snow on days that I was on the road before the snow plows. It has always been reliable and has never left me stranded. I’ve had no major issues in over 107,000 miles. I appreciate the cargo space which is much better than the newer models. I regularly recommend Equinoxes to my friends and family.

We bought our 2015 Equinox 6/2024 with 83,600 miles. After multiple trips from Texas to Arkansas visiting family who moved there, in February 2025 we had 101,000 miles. That’s when the motor locked up on me at 8pm on I-30 in Texas with my grandkids in the car. Motor needed replacement at cost if $8-10,000. We paid $12,000 cash for the car. Not inclined to put that much back in it. Sold it for $1100. Big loss. We found that this is NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM for this car. Wish we had known. Kinda hard to walk to Arkansas.

The 2015 Chevy equinox was the WORST vehicle I’ve ever owned. Which is a shame because it’s such a nice vehicle, it’s affordable, comfortable and it’s a nice looking vehicle. However only about 4 years of owning it and around 90,000 miles the timing system took a dump and no mechanic is willing to touch that due to the common issue of it burning oil like crazy. I do not understand how Chevy could make a vehicle like this with this issue being so common, I just don’t get how they could be ok with it and screwing their customers over like that. Chevy people are loyal. I’ve been a die hard chevy guy for 11 years but I would never buy Chevy ever again. Don’t care what model, Chevy is not what it used to be.

I had to put a new engine in with less than 100,000 miles. The quality isn't there. I also had to pay extra for changing the headlight bulb since the front bumper has to be taken off to change the headlight. Not worth the hassles.

I bought an Equinox 2.4L and it turned out to be great. My wife crashed it, but we traveled far away and it never let us down. It's very comfortable for long trips. Unfortunately, my wife crashed it, but the insurance paid us very well.

Complete engine failure less then 150,000 miles. Consumed so much oil I had to pay for more than average maintenance. I was told there was metal shards getting pushed throughout the oil and motor.

My dad bought my 2015 Chevy equinox out right from the Chevy dealership in Florence Kentucky i've had my equinox for almost two years, and it started snowing and getting below 1<unk>, and my engine blew. I've put it in the shop. They said it's known to have a piece in your engine freeze up and build up pressure, and blow your engine. This is the worst car I've ever owned.

I bought the equinox used and and have owned it for five years. It has been a great vehicle! Gets 25-29 mpg and plenty of room for cargo. Currently has 106K+. We've had no major problems with it. Had a safety recall on wiper blades ball joints. But that was resolved.

Purchase 2015 equinox in January of 2022 .had to replace the brakes in sept.then the engine came on and stayed on for 3 months.in jan 2023 took the car to the chevy dealership.1500 dollars to replace defective fuel pump. and the hvac blower.Then in March of 2023 car started cutting off.took it to the dealership in may of 2023..1200 dollars to replace the camshaft.2700 in repairs in 4 months. Looking to sell or trade the car in before something else breaks down.car has a 2.4 engine which known to have problems. I bought this suv because it rides pretty good and it was affordable but I won't do that again.

Do not buy this car especially those that have the 2.4 liter engine. The Chevrolet Equinox/GMC Terrain from 2010-17 equipped with the 2.4 engine is well known for excessive oil consumption, timing chain, and rear main seal due to a defective PCV system. Do yourself a favor and buy a Toyota RAV4 or a Honda CR-V instead. The problems we have on this car was not the engine but the windshield wiper transmission and HVAC blower motor failures so far but that didn’t stop us from researching the common problems with these vehicles. They are great when new but after the warranty is up they are junk. These cars are junk and so are the larger siblings (Traverse, Enclave, Acadia, and Outlook). Also the gas mileage is horrible on this car compared to the Honda or Toyota competitors.